Mortgage Rates Moving Into High 3's

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Mortgage rates continued lower today , adding to an already impressive streak of improvement that began in mid-July. Much of that improvement has come courtesy of increasing concerns over the trajectory of global growth and inflation. When investors downgrade their growth outlook, they often move more money into bonds. Greater demand for bonds brings bond prices higher and rates lower. This was the case today as several pieces of economic data suggested weaker growth and inflation this morning. Markets responded by moving money out of stocks and into bonds. Among the bonds that benefit are the mortgage-backed-securities (MBS) that dictate mortgage rates. With rates already at 2-month lows on Friday, this means the winning streak is simply extended. You'd now have to go back to May 28th to see...(read more)

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